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Certificates of Freedom, 1823-69
A document stating that a convict's sentence had been served and was usually given to convicts with a 7, 10 or 14 year sentence.
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Convict Bank Accounts, 1837-70
Convicts could retain the money they brought with them for their own use. This money could often 'purchase' a more comfortable life during their period of servitude.
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Convict Exiles, 1849-50
Transportation to NSW effectively ceased in 1842 but between 1846-50 exiles were transported. Exiles had served part of their sentence in a penitentiary in Britain and were granted a conditional pardon or ticket of leave on arrival in the Colony.
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Pardons, 1791-1825, 1837-47
Convicts with life sentences generally received pardons.
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Tickets of Exemption from Government Labor, 1827-32
Similar to a Ticket of Leave but the convict was not allowed to employ him or herself or to acquire property.
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Tickets of Leave, Certificates of Emancipation and Pardons, 1810-19
Search tickets, certificates and pardons from the early years of the Colony.
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Tickets of Leave
Available at the Society of Australian Genealogists
A ticket of leave allowed convicts to work for themselves on condition that they remained in a specified area, reported regularly to local authorities and if at all possible, attend divine worship every Sunday.

Ticket of Leave Passports, 1835-69
Allowed convicts holding tickets of leave to travel between certain points, visit a certain place or to attend the city markets for a specified period of time.
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